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completing-read should accept spaces in require-match nil mode

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Cc: 76617 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#76617: completing-read should accept spaces in require-match nil mode
Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 17:39:58 -0400

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  > > Perhaps SPC and ? should self-insert when they do not extend the
  > > completion text at all.  Would that behavior be convenient?

  > Only when require-match is nil, IMHO.

To self-insert when REQUIRE-MATCH is nil seems like a good idea.

What about with other values of REQUIRE-MATCH, in the case where
adding the character would result in a match match something in the
completion list?

For instance, if the minibuffer contains `foo' and `foo?' is one
of the completions, them typing ? twice could insert ?

And something similar for SPC.


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